[instrumental intro] [Verse 1, poetic emergence from stillness] [Dynamic: Rising softly] [Instruments: Dulcimer, harp, fingerpicked acoustic] In the cradle of frost where the runes are worn, Stone and silence, the veil is torn. A voice in the gale, low and austere, It calls with no mercy, it calls with no fear. The stars withdraw, and I walk toward flame— The wild is awake, and it knows my name. [Pre-Chorus, polyphonic lift with wind textures] [Instruments: Low flute, frame drum, subtle drones] The winds cry out, the earth holds its breath, A flicker of shape in the ice-cursed depth. Over the hill where the firelight dies— A shadow remains beneath empty skies. [Chorus, layered modal harmony - signature hook] [Instruments: Expanding synth pad, frame drum pulse, layered female harmonies] Oh, the wolf’s howl, it pierces the night, A vow to the wild, unbroken rite. Through mountains that rise and rivers gone still, It echoes in stone, it echoes in will. [Interlude, harp run + breath FX + wind chime wash] [Dynamic: Meditative intermission] [Verse 2, mythic memory and resilience] [Dynamic: Sharpened diction, minor lift] [Instruments: Bowed dulcimer, palm-muted guitar] Rune-scored stones speak through snow and age, Of kin who bled in the frostbitten cage. Yet the wolf remains through the smoke and flame— No throne can claim it, no tongue name. Eyes like eclipse, breath like pine— It is not of man, it is not of time. [Pre-Chorus, repeated motif with shifted harmony] The winds cry out, the earth stands still, A shadow moves on the frozen hill. It waits in silence, neither beast nor ghost— At the ridge where the echoes boast. [Chorus, stronger pulse and deeper blend] Oh, the wolf’s howl, it pierces the night, A call of the blood, untempered might. Through mountains that sleep and rivers that freeze, It sings what no oath or fire appease. [interlude] [Bridge, elemental invocation under aurora] [Instruments: Bowed strings swell, overtone throat drone, minimal frame drum] Beneath the skyfire, the elders rise, Chanting in bone over hollow cries. The earth splits in rhythm, the stars resign, The howl of the wolf—eternal sign. [Long Instrumental Solo – textural improvisation, layered drones, overtone vocals] [Dynamic: Climax with suspended tones] [Final Chorus, harmonic flowering with tremolo vocal textures] Oh, the wolf’s howl, it pierces the night, A cry of the soul, of wrong and right. Through ice-cracked stone and saltless seas, It names the nameless, and sets them free. [Outro, soft decay into silence] [Instruments: Sparse harp, fading frame drum, last ambient drone] And when the frost yields, the echo remains— A silence that howls, a scar in the plains. The wolf walks still, no reason why, Unbroken, unseen, beneath open sky. [instrumental outro] [Fade Out to End] [instrumental outro] [Fade Out to End]